Michael Steele

Michael Steele is chairman of the Republican National Committee. He previously served as head of the Republican grassroots organization GOPAC and as lieutenant governor of Maryland, the first African American elected to statewide office in that state.

Mr. Steele was born and raised in Washington, DC. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and earned a law degree from Georgetown University.

Michael Steele talks with students at Woodson Senior High School in Washington, DC.

This program was recorded at Woodson Senior High School in Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.